Heavy truck flat tire: road tire service
A flat or a damaged tire has the truck stopped? The mobile unit comes to replace the tire or wheel where the truck is, with a tire of the right size if stock allows.
What we will ask you
- The size on the sidewall: 11R22.5, 295/75R22.5, 11R24.5…
- The position: steer, drive or trailer; inside or outside dual
- The truck’s exact location
- A photo of the tire, texted to dispatch if you can
Common situations
- Flat on a trailer, drive or steer tire
- Flat dual, or a dual rubbing its neighbour
- Cut or bulging tire, or exposed ply
- Damaged or leaking valve
- Tire off the bead after an impact
What the technician does
The technician replaces the tire or wheel, checks the neighbouring dual and sets the axle’s pressures. Inflation is done inside a restraint device, as Québec’s workplace health and safety regulation requires for vehicles of 4,500 kg and more.
Replacement tires come from PneusQuébec’s stock: dispatch checks the size before the unit leaves.
Why not drive to the shop
A flat, leaking or bulging tire is a major defect: under section 519.6 of the Highway Safety Code, the heavy vehicle may not be driven until it is repaired. Running on a flat dual also overloads the tire next to it, which can fail in turn.
On the Montréal-area exclusive towing network, call 9-1-1 (Québec.ca); call us once the truck is off the network.
What needs a shop
A cracked or bent rim, a damaged hub, bearing or studs go beyond what is fixed on site; the technician will tell you.
For an air leak, a battery, lights or fuel, call Service Routier Camion Lourd, at the same number.
Common questions
Do you always carry the right tire?
Not necessarily. Dispatch checks PneusQuébec’s stock before the unit leaves; give the exact size on the sidewall.
Can you repair the tire?
It depends on the damage. A repair must follow the tire maker’s standards; a cut sidewall or a bulge cannot be repaired. The technician decides on site.
Our other tire services
Tire changes in your yard
New tires installed or worn tires replaced in your yard, at the agreed time, evenings and nights included.
Inspection and pressure
A round of your units: tread, pressure, damage and duals, with findings for each unit.
Québec tire rules
Minimum tread, retreads, duals and pressure: the rules in short, with the official sources.
A tire has you stopped? Call dispatch.
24 hours a day for flats; yard visits day or night.